I agree with this pastor completely. The dumber and more obviously false a belief is, the more faith it takes to believe it. So if someone wants to prove the depth of their faith, they need to find a really stupid and false thing to believe in. Only then is their faith maximized.

Actually the founder of the Protestant Reformation in the Middle Ages of Europe is credited with this statement: Martin Luther. He knew frighteningly well what a weapon reason could be in the disassembly of religious faith. Sheeple make the best theists.